Post or pole.



No. 658,779'. Patented oct. 2. |900'.

'Y J. H. Hunrness.

Posr oa POLE.

(Application led Aug'. 28, 1899.1

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. HUNTRESS, OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN.

PosT QR POLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 658,779, dated October2, 1900. Application filed hngust 28,1899. `Serial No. 728,773. (Nomodel.)

To @ZZ whom zit may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN H. HUNTREss, a resident of Janesville, in thecounty of Rock and State'of Wisconsin, have invented certainy new anduseful Improvements in Posts or Poles; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in` posts or poles, and moreparticularly to posts or poles for supporting lights or overhead wiresfor an electric railway, the object of the invention being to provide apost or pole that will be neat in appearance, strong and durable, andwhich will give but slight resistance to the Wind, and hence not liableto be blown down thereby.

With these objects in view the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, aswill be more fully hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view in perspective of myimproved post.

Figs. 2, 3, 4, and 5 are views of details, and.

Figs. Gand 7 are Views of modiied forms of my invention.

l represents a central rod, which may be of any length desired,according to the height of the post or pole, and made, preferably, ofmetal and hollow to lighten same. The upper end of said central rod l isdisposed in a collar or sleeve 2, having an annular flange 3, saidflange having three or more holestherein arranged equidistant apartadapted to receive brace-rods 4, which will be more fully hereinafterdescribed. The lower end of said central rod l is disposed in a collaror sleeve 5 on the upper face of a disk 6, which is preferably largerthan the upper iiange 3 and is provided with three or more holesarranged equidistant apart for the reception of the brace-rods 4, abovementioned.

A series of horizontal braces 7, having central vertical sleeves 8 toreceive the rod l, are disposed at regular intervals on said rod andremovably secured thereto by means of keys or wedges 9 or other approvedmeans. Each of said braces is provided with three radiating arms l0,having holes or openings at or near their outer ends for the receptionof the vbrace-rods 4t. The arms l0 on the top brace are preferablyshorter than the arms on the one next below, and the holes in the upperbracel for the reception of the brace-rods are nearer to the sleeve 8than those in the brace next below. Each brace has arms l0 longer thanthe one next above, and so on throughout the length of the post or'pole,hence giving the brace-rods 4: a'gradual incline, they v.being closesttogether at their upper end and gradually separating toward the bottomof lthe pole.

The brace-rods 3 are composed, preferably, of steel and are adapted toextend through the openings in the upper Vflange 3, then through theopenings in theV respective braces, and then through the lower disk.rlhe upper end of each brace is provided with a head or enlargement l1and the lower end with screwthreads to engage threads in a nut l2 tosecure the parts of my improved post or pole together.

It will be seen that the holes in the lower disk are nearer to thecentral rod l than the h oles in the lowest brace, thus bulging thebrace-rods slightly at the point Where they pass through the openings inthe lowest brace.

-In order to assemble the parts and secure tightly the braces bulged attheir lower ends,

Aas shown, the parts of the post before mentioned are all assembled,with the exception of the lower disk 6, and the braces are pushed upwardout of their places, thus giving asuftcient length and spring to thebrace-rods below the lowest brace and the ends of the rods to allow sameto berforced through the openings in the lower disk 6. The nuts on thebrace-rods below the disk are then screwed home, after which therespective braces can be forced downward to the proper positions andlocked in place by wedges or keys 9, if necessary, thus securely wedgingthe parts together and makingastrongand most rigid device.

A jacket 13, preferably cylindrical in form, is disposed around thebrace-rods 4 between the arms of the lowest brace 7 and the lower disk6. When the post or pole is put in place, this jacket 13 extends upwardabove the surface of the ground and is adapted to receive any suitablecement (not shown) whereby to more firmly plant the post in the ground,and the portion of said ljacket above the ground will serve to protectthe post against vehicles and the like striking thereagainst.

The upper portion l-L of the collar or sleeve 2 is provided interiorlywith a horizontal groove 15 and a vertical groove 16, communicating withsaid horizontal groove and extending to the upper edge of said part 14of the sleeve. A T-coupling 17, the upper member of which is madeconical and the lower member with a lug or projection 18, is designed tot into said sleeve. The lug 18 when the T- coupling is inserted into thesleeve is placed in the vertical groove 16 and the coupling pusheddownward until the lug rests in the groove 15, when the coupling can heturned and secured in place, and when it is desired to remove thecoupling it is simply necessary to turn same until the projection 18 isin alinement with the vertical groove 16, when the coupling can beremoved without difiiculty. A conical wedge 1S), preferably of somenoncondueting material, is disposed in the upper or conical member ofsaid coupling and is provided with a hole, shown, through which aneyebolt 2O is adapted to pass. Said eyebolt 2O has secured to one end awasher 21 to prevent its removal.

Instead of providing my improved post or pole with only three bracerods,as shown, I might employ fourv or five, and in such event I would usebraces such as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, or I might employ still more ofsaid brace-rods, according to the use to which the post or pole is to beput.

Various slight changes might be resorted to in the general form vandarrangement of the several parts described without departing from thespirit and scope of my invention, and hence Iwould have it understoodthat I do not limit myself to the precise details shown and described,but consider myself at liberty to make such slight changes andalterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A support comprising an upright, a disk secured to the lower end ofsaid upright, a sleeve secured to and projecting above the upright, anannular ange encircling said sleeve, a removable device mounted in saidsleeve and adapted for attachment of the device to be supported, andrigid rods connecting said annular flange with the disk at the lower endof the upright.

2. Asupport comprisingan upright, asleeve secured to the upper endthereof, said sleeve having an internal L-shaped groove, a T- couplinghaving a lugon its depending member to enter said sleeve, and afastening device connected with the horizontal member of said T-couplingfor securing the device to be supported, to the upright.

3. A support comprising a central upright, a disk secured directly tothe lower end of said upright, a sleeve secured to the upper end of theupright, a removable device mounted in said sleeve for supporting adevice to be supported, an annular flange at the upper end of saidupright, a bracket having a series of radiating arms, secured to theupright above the base thereof, a series of brackets secured to theupright above the first-mentioned bracket and having radiating arms, thearms of the brackets of said series of brackets being of gradually-decreasing lengths from the base-bracket toward the top of theupright, and rigid rods secured at their respective ends to the disk atthe lower end of the upright and the flange at the upper end thereof andpassing successively through the arms of said brackets.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

JOHN H. HUNTRESS.

Witnesses:

JESSE EARLE, Gmo. G. SUTHERLAND.

